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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
(AXIOS) - Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state .. @axios.com #IAsen www.axios.com/2026/09/29/i...
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 25/09/2026
"[The supreme court is] 'simply not part of the political process.'" - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., May 6, 2026
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John Roberts insists supreme court not ‘political’ after Trump-friendly rulings
The chief justice defends court’s impartiality after decisions on abortion, presidential immunity and voting rights
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
These allegations are a bombshell: the FBI informant claims Collins was in a pay-to-play scheme where donors to her Super-PAC were rewarded with government contracts. Trump stopped the investigation when he came into his office second term. As Collins would say, "concerning"
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The weird thing abt the Bo French scandal is while people lambaste his gutter racism, they DON'T point out his attack on UT was basically a demand that less qualified white people be admitted over Latinos and Asians -- a demand for affirmative action for white people.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/09/2026
This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
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Texas man gets 30 years in prison for transporting 'anti-government' pamphlets
The case stems from a violent anti-ICE protest, but critics say the government's prosecution threatens First Amendment rights.
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Football fans will find this fascinating.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Jesus Christ they killed this kid
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Dave Zirin wrote this 2.5 years ago and it is eye opening: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
thenation.com
In the Fight Against Antisemitism, Robert Kraft Is Part of the Problem
The foundation run by the owner of the New England Patriots has purchased a Super Bowl ad titled “Stop Jewish Hate”—but it’s the foundation that is helping to fuel antisemitism.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Elon Musk is an unstable right-wing grifter with more power than any one else in the world. But my liberal neighbor has convinced my city council to put in bike lanes on the road I use to commute to work. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Read Arif
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Aaron Rodgers (actual quote): "The entitlement to information about my private life is so fucking ridiculous and embarrassing" Also Aaron Rodgers (6th podcast of the week): let me tell you guys about my bitch ex
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Jade Helm Recruit 🇨🇦 @jadehelm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I want to highlight a memorial not far from my home. 4 days after 9/11, a racist shot and killed Balbir Singh Sodhi, a husband, father of five, and beloved member of his local Sikh community. His murder was the first hate crime in response to the attacks.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
i thought SMU would put up 70 and by being this messy and still winning they kind of did
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
When historians look back on this era many years from now when the government and party in power did so much damage to the fabric and reputation of America, they will no doubt be shocked and dismayed to learn that the primary focus of media at that time was on a Twitch streamer.
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Well, I guess Canada could always block new Boeing deliveries. WestJet has 123 Boeing aircraft on order. That'll only cost Boeing a few billion dollars. 🤷‍♂️ Oh well. I guess it's Airbus now. That's probably a hell of a lot more expensive than Bombardier's sales in the U.S.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump called for a national boycott of a Canadian company that employs hundreds of Americans at plants in Kansas and Indiana, which pays their bills and feeds their families. Which would put them all out of work if successful. On Labor Day. Because he’s mad at Mark Carney.
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James S. Pumpkins @jspumpkins.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Honestly it is so fucking exhausting that creating a better world requires constant effort. The sheer number of people who want to tear everything down to satisfy their lizard brain instincts makes me want to take a very long nap. But we keep going. Because we have to.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 04/09/2026
Pretty sure this is jail time for anyone involved but I defer to appropriations knowers.
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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The whole point of Trumponomics was to build manly factories in the US and welp...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Trump administration has filed 36 emergency applications since last February, which have generated 31 conclusive rulings. In those 31 rulings, the Court has voted *for* Trump in whole or in part 27 times (87.1%), and against him four times (12.9%). Here's a chart covering all of these rulings:
A (messy) Excel spreadsheet tracking all of the Trump administration's emergency applications, when they were filed, when they were decided, what kind of ruling they produced, and how each justice voted.
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Penelope Wang @pennywriter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
After being forced out of the military, many trans service members have yet to receive tens of thousands of dollars in severance pay they are owed, leaving them destitute and homeless. (gift link) wapo.st/4qN0TNq
wapo.st
A trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severance
Chloe Shapiro is one of a dozen former service members identified by The Washington Post who have waited months for full payments.
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Screamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Springfield Ohio bullshit is like, the most pronounced and clear cut example of American moral rot I’ve seen in forever. Literally asking Haitians to come to revitalize your hollowed-out community, and then subjecting them to this racial terror and humiliation after they do? Fucking hell
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Because of course.
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 26/08/2026
Just saw Facebook antivaxxers speculating that 80-year-old Dolly Parton’s death was hastened by the COVID vaccine she helped fund the development of and received—half a decade ago—and am thinking about how the past decade spent catering to these people has been nothing but a waste of time.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The US Dept of Education, everyone.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
IN THE MIDDLE OF LOSING A WAR, Whiskey Pete appears to have fired General Randy George bc George refused to drop a probe into Kid Rock. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Before Hegseth fired him, top general was advised to drop Kid Rock probe
Gen. Randy George appeared troubled by the encounter with Gen. Chris LaNeve, the Army’s No. 2 officer now favored for the service’s top job, people familiar with the matter told The Post.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets Gen. Randy George, then the Army's chief of staff, during a ceremony in September 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
By Dan Lamothe and Noah Robertson
Days before the Army’s top officer was abruptly fired earlier this year, he was advised by a fellow general now vying to replace him to stop the military’s investigation into an unauthorized helicopter flyby of musician Kid Rock’s Tennessee estate, three people familiar with the matter said.

Gen. Randy George, whom Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed as the Army chief of staff without explanation, felt it was important to follow typical protocol and determine whether any safety regulations had been violated during the March 28 flyby, these people said. Like some others, they spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the episode.

Gen. Chris LaNeve, the Army’s No. 2 officer, told George that Hegseth did not want the investigation to proceed, one person said. The two others said that George later confided in colleagues that he seemed troubled by the encounter with LaNeve, who suggested it would be best if the review was scuttled.
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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is appalling cowardice
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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I cannot think of a stupider thing they could do in this moment.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Vance clearly has zero understanding of the Maine economy and what should prove that to outsiders is Susan Collins’s immediate criticism of the trade war and her refusal to take a stage or be photographed with Vance in Maine.
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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 25/08/2026
“[A State Department official called the painting] ‘very woke’ and ‘aesthetically terrifying.’” The painting:
A Kehinde Wiley portrait of four Dominicans — two men relaxed on the ground, two women standing, one subject of each gender having white skin while the other has darker skin. The four appear immersed in a backdrop of flowers — an aesthetic signature of Wiley’s work.
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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"Area Carpenter's Son Defends Feeding Poor, Says It's His Duty to Help The Less Fortunate"
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A very positive sign that, nearly a year after Kirk's death, many if not most of the people punished for speaking truthfully about him have won legal cases against their former employees and compensation. Again, panicked compliance with Trumpism has only *cost* institutions.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Pathetic — @nypost tries to shame Grace Ryan for having money yet backing candidates who want to fight for the working class and tax the rich As Hasan Piker regularly says, this is how wealthy people SHOULD behave. Stop glorifying greed @nypost y’all are oligarch propaganda.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
STARS & STRIPES: “A further 60 🇺🇸 service members wounded in the Iran war were added to the Pentagon’s count of military casualties in recent days, bringing the total number of service members killed or injured to 775…” www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Jennifer Hegseth, Pete Hegseth's wife participated in job interviews for Department of Defense staff personnel. Insane beyond measure. Hegseth is not king and the DOD is not his toy.
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Djinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"What does Hormuz mean?" "Don't worry about it, kitten" "Okay. yay <3"
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is the same person who shamed Kamala Harris for supposedly sleeping her way to success. She can take a seat and STFU.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
WSJ tees up the Ultimate Humiliation. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“.. It’s bonkers that a defense secretary would involve his wife .. sharing details of an impending military operation, and face zero consequences,” said John Ullyot, who left the Pentagon .. after three months working under Mr. Hegseth ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/s...
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 19/08/2026
They didn’t send drones to bomb these Penn State kids for trafficking drugs.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I know the Gajdusek story and reading this was as tense as waiting for the appearance of the monster in a horror movie. Very much worth it even if you do know the story, even more so if you don't.
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The Beat with Ari Melber @beatwithari.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
AI bubble about to COLLAPSE? Exposé on MAGA ally Larry Ellison's DEBT BOMB: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRkX...
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AI bubble about to COLLAPSE? Exposé on MAGA ally Larry Ellison's DEBT BOMB
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A post from the President of the United States: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Infinity Connect @infinityconnect.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
@fbpech.bsky.social How is this even possible?
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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If this report is true, @levin.house.gov, Trump appointee Michael Boren didn’t just abuse his office, he committed a crime — violating the financial conflict of interest statute. 18 USC 208 paywall-free access to the WP article: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I remember when Bill Clinton—a FORMER president—met Obama’s sitting AG on an airplane and it was a massive scandal. Now, here’s Trump’s new AG just doing Trump political rallies like it’s NBD.
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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It's a good story, this. Really is.
huffpost.com
I Wrote A Famous Musician A Fan Letter. Decades Later, I Got A Response That Rocked My World.
“Maybe he didn’t have a stamp and then forgot about it. At any rate, it was there, waiting to be found.”
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I’m on vacation but I gotta say, as much fun as it is to debate woke1 and Hasan Piker, the Trump administration is currently engaged in mass murder on the high seas as surely as any serial killer or lynch mob. And viewed from the distance of vacation, The Discourse doesn’t seem to give a shit.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
One of the most "Yep, Trump 2 is going about as expected" headlines you'll ever see.
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